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Henry Jolley, son of John and Louisa Bryan Jolley, was born 26 August 1789 in Pitt County, North Carolina. He married Frances Manning (1789-1844), daughter of Reuben Manning and Diana McCoy, 23 January 1806. In 1825, the Jolleys moved to Tennessee. They became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois where Frances died 29 September 1844. After Frances' death, Henry married his second wife, Barbara. They journeyed to the Salt Lake Valley in 1848 with the Amasa Lyman Company, settling first in Salt Lake City then later south in Grove Creek, which is now known as Pleasant Grove, Utah County. He died 20 December 1850. Descendants lived in Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and elsewhere.